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Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial

 
 
Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 19, 2020
1. Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial
Inscription.
Dedicated to
the memory of all
the members of the
Major
Walter G.
Gatchell
VFW Post 306
and its Auxiliary
Past Present & Future

Founded
1920

Auxiliary
1921

[Left side of the memorial:]
Wars
Spanish American
WW I
WWII
Korea
Vietnam
Desert Storm
 
Erected 2000 by Major Walter G. Gatchell VFW Post 360 and its Auxiliary.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 41° 53.05′ N, 71° 22.674′ W. Marker is in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, in Providence County. Memorial is on Blake Street just east of Fountain Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 171 Fountain St, Pawtucket RI 02860, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Spanish American War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); River and Fields at Pawtucket (approx. 0.4 miles away); Pawtucket Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Pawtucket City Hall (approx. 0.4 miles away); Old Slater Mill (approx. half a mile away); Slater Mill
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(approx. half a mile away); A Mechanic's Life (approx. half a mile away); First Successful Cotton Mill in America (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pawtucket.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 75 times since then and 9 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on June 21, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
 
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